How to Use inflame in a Sentence

inflame

verb

• His angry speech inflamed the mob.
• His comments have inflamed an already tense situation.
• Having inflamed breakouts on the body can come with a side of heat.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 May 2023
• If the stye is large enough, the surrounding area may be swollen and inflamed as well.
  — Chloe Metzger, Allure, 15 Dec. 2023
• And avoid brushing open sores or any areas of the skin that are scratched or inflamed.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2023
• Some arthritis can become so severe that the joints are inflamed, swollen, and painful to the touch.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
• The patients’ eyes were inflamed with heavy yellow pus that obscured most of the pupil.
  — Mike Stobbe, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
• It is caused when ducts from eccrine sweat glands that lead to the skin’s surface are blocked or inflamed.
  — Matthew Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
• The person who made a post on Reddit that inflamed the crowd removed it.
  — Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
• Your face is all red and inflamed from removing all that.
  — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
• Bronchitis occurs when the airways in the lungs, which are known as the bronchial tubes, become inflamed.
  — Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Someone who respects people will tell them the truth, not soothe or inflame them with lies.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Oct. 2023
• These moves have further inflamed an already deeply riven country and drawn the largest protests in over a decade.
  — Ilan Ben Zion, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2023
• Ditch the tights, shapewear, snug belts and constricting jeans that squeeze your stomach and can inflame acid reflux.
  — Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2022
• The Israel-Hamas war being waged half a world away is inflaming campuses here in the U.S.
  — Nancy Cordes, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2023
• This occurs when the plantar fascia—which is a thick band of tissue attached to the heel bone that runs along the bottom of the foot to the base of the toes—becomes strained and inflamed.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• At the same time, the verdict is inflaming rifts within the GOP surrounding his impeachment in the first place.
  — Paul J. Weber and Juan A. Lozano, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
• The Israel-Gaza war has inflamed tensions over the rights of Palestinians and the security of the Jewish state.
  — Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
• The Quran burners are helped in their efforts to inflame by Muslim leaders who find their own reasons to stoke the outrage.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
• Keep reading to discover the best body scrubs that didn’t inflame our skin, took care of our dry patches, and left us feeling oh-so soft and smooth.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
• The current state of health care in the world, inflamed by a global pandemic, has forced this movement to add another decade to its quest.
  — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2023
• Photographs of Perkins in the hospital show her lips and tongue inflamed and her eyelids sealed shut in order to help her corneas heal.
  — Casey Tolan, CNN, 4 May 2023
• Dandruff can leave the scalp inflamed and itchy; some people experience just a dry scalp, while others can have an oily and dry scalp at the same time.
  — Sydney Wingfield, Women's Health, 30 Aug. 2023
• If slugging is used too often and for too long, pimples can form, germs can multiply, and the skin can even become inflamed.
  — Claudia Herwig, Glamour, 7 Nov. 2023
• Tarrio argued at the trial he was blamed for riot after Trump inflamed the mob.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
• Gout and pseudogout are the crystal arthropathies, meaning that the joints become inflamed because crystals form inside the joint.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• This condition is inflamed, cracking skin in the corners of the mouth that becomes infected.
  — Julia Landwehr, Health, 4 Jan. 2024
• Read full article At the same time, the verdict is inflaming rifts within the GOP surrounding his impeachment in the first place.
  — Paul J. Weber and Juan A. Lozano, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
• While small in size, the tonsils can cause considerable pain and discomfort if they get inflamed.
  — Pao Vang, M.d., Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023
• Croup Croup is a viral infection that inflames the vocal cords and larynx.
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 10 July 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024